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Curtisville 7th mo 12th 1839
Respected Neice
Thine of the 12 & 15th ultimo mailed the 18th was ree'd the 19th should have answered it ere this but have been very busy & time occupied as far ashealth would admit in the discharge of the duties relative to my business here & it being near the end of the half year. Paid our help last week $5.800 for 1/4 Yrs work. Went to Adams & M. ago last 6th day with all of us Ann & Cynthia & Hannah left Cynthia to be cared by a woman from Mich who says she can sweat the complaint away & by doing it will prevent a recurrence of it the medicine is simple principle ingredients are wormwood charred in a close vessel & burned to ashes & put into brandy certain quantities of it taken 2 or 3 times a day - Sweats no time only during sleep - Have not heard the result or effects of the medicine - In usual health there [waud?] Mother about the same Betsey La Sure takes care of her & should think very good help - Susan A. was in her school; not so large as at first has between 30 & 40 scholars some rogues Have reed 2 letters from Melissa since I saw thee we have given up looking for her this season Harriet has the ague every other day right smart she says - The business is nearly suspended for the present owing to scarcity of money at the west or that which is good - no news have the monotony of a factory village
In relation to temperance affairs Ann E. says tell thee we are temperate drinkers & hope to [reucaiu?] so should think by the shape of thy letter thou hadst robbed those little worms of a good [hom?] from the [conteuls?] of the cider barred pictured in thy imagination
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a part of thy letter being written one side up & a part the the other & it would need some one warily in the same predicament to keep track unless it is some new fash -ion & if it is we have not learned it yet Hope thy Cranium will get straightened when the answer to this is penned so that we may follow thy varied throughts with less trouble over the next sheet - a bitter advice perhaps would be good on both sides & they [thas?] give should be willing to receive - It needs a great deal of conciliation for persons when they become help meets through life to bear & forbear - It is a great thing to say what any one will & will not do before having any experience - I think we may all say we have seen the effects & consequences of that one thing - It produces animosity & discord in all stages of society & the family circle - For my part I have thought much of an anecdote I once read of 2 children at school a brother & sister sitting on the same bench the brother struck the sister it produced a spirit of anger in her to raise her hand for realiation the teacher discovered her hand raised & says "Stop kiss him" she did so the brother seeing her requiete [him?] so differently it produced feelings which subdued him she repeated ithe commenced sobbing she took her handkerchief & wiped his eyes he was sorry for his infliction upon her & she gratified in having winned him so effcetually - Were enough of this spirit cultivated throughout the universe society in general would be what it is not there would be sweetness & peace in the family circle the discord among notions would cease
scripture testimony verified "the sword converted into praising books & nations would learn war no more" It is necessary for us to be cautious in all our movements temperate in all things & not condem for an [officer?] when we ourselves may guilty of worse things - Am reminded of another anecdote of two officers of different nations meeting one says to the other you fight for honor & I fight for money the other makes this [laconic?] reply man is more apt to fight for that he has not if the coat does fit very snug thou must put it on We are to apt to fit the coat & hear for other people (Enough of this at this time) See to it thou hayest me down for I trust none should be glad to receive it more punctual than I have returned vice versa - I expect to be in New York next week & think it very probably I shall take ale & wine in preference to the water there if th[hole in paper] will come here could give thee wine & cider if would if not no compulsion Ann E says come & see us & I say so too dont forget it If time & opportunity present, shall call on the same time during the season Hannah is so but will say she does not look as delicate as anson Laphamy boy she is out doors in the sun nearly one half of the time David Ray & his wife were here last 6th day & staid over night with their youngest boy their 2nd boy is much better than for months past Have heard nothing from thy folks since I saw them wrote thy father sometime ago All in usual health [shout?] the 4th [ucst?] at the desk all day & e
Respectfully thine &e
A. F. Dickinson
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Curtisville Ms July 13th
ch[?]
18 3/4
1839
Susan B. Anthony New Rochelle N.Y.
Received Monday the 15th
From uncle [Nse.?]
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D Anthony's letters
Centre Fully 7 [?] 12 . 1839 Dear Susan Thy Leter of the 7 to Aaron was this day Jantte the old Mansion thy Mother + self are intending to go to the old meeting tomorrow that we may see thy Misthers hear more partion lar[k?] from the shool send our letters foudard Sundy while Small trinkets More pleased to learn of thy contentment in the Shool + do hope that no pains will be Spared on thy part to [infroul?] the minds of those committed to thy [chossn?] and also to Share barely thyself in the many invaluable treasures of the mind which I Suppose are now full in thy view - Hannah L is well Suited with her Shool has about fifteen Shallow [?] 12/ & I has to fly around some - there are some measly to get for travelers about evry day - M board four of our Carpenters + [huv?] of [Coreys knew?] - Bill is now quite high - the wheather [uncomnony?] wet at Battervill they had a hail Storm a fud weeks [S?] say two. that make 1800 light Stass in that [?] 60 oz 70 out of our former Mansion - ours are repaird. Curtis Coles + [Hne?] M Leans Crops nearly Spoiled any ploughing up Some of their corn for Buck Wheat Some hail Stones mesurd 5 1/2 inch [?] these accompese in with a hot of others the time of heus eggs + clows to Robbin. eggs - all thrown with a tremendious gale of wind -
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In the Bar Daniel [R?} sells a multitude of good and harmless drinks and eatables but none to make drunk [Nuncle?] [Benjamin?] Read Brother to Father Read who resides in Allegany [County?] left here this morning for Adams. he very much resembles Grandfather Saw Mill in [?] [plight?] all [is?] operated well. are now repairing Barn and sheds. Carpenter been some three weeks. No trouble from that official [class?] or the old affairs yet. Theordore Stevens came into the front stoop the other evening and without the least provocation commenced in battle with fist and nails Succeeded in getting me upon the floor and pounded on but did not hit me fairly at any one blow. he was complained of on behalf of the people and find 25 dollars A process before the Supreme court is now under way for my own damage which is put at 3000 dollars. It is thought by all that such a call in that court will not be trifled with He was well [teaed?]. [G?] Mother Anthony the first of [Cost?] which was same as [?] some time past Our friend, West all well We are trying to get a Post Office at this Place but do not know whether we shall succeed or not.